St. Monica pray for us! Praying for our husbands....

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Jesus please give strength and happiness to all these wives who give so much to being good wives and mothers, whatever the circumstances. Please bless their husbands and childre, and help them in all their difficulties.
St Monica please continue to join us in praying for our husbands, families, and each other
 
Hi guys…thank you for the prayers and support…Sorry i was not here for a bit, but both computers went down at the same time, and i was without internet…:bighanky:

Update…still going to the doctors with hubby, and trying to get his BP workable before anything else. Hubby is quite down right now. We are seasonal nursery growers, so the farm is closed for the winter, and DH works odd jobs all winter. This winter he can not find work at all, and is working part time.

To top this off, the last two checks of our season both bounced. So other nursery gardens bought, and did not pay…we are short 14 grand, and no money for rent next month…or at the most, one month left and we are completely broke.

This is not helping DH’s Blood Pressure. We tried diet reduction of sodium and a few other things, but i am afraid it will be nescesary to medicate him better. He was 160/100 last week.

We are also going under about 12 grand a year, and after 6 years of this, i can not seem to get it through my husbands head, he needs to re-think the farm or his career.

Please pray for him…as long as he communicates with me, i will be ok…we all will.

Lana
 
Jesus please give strength and happiness to all these wives who give so much to being good wives and mothers, whatever the circumstances. Please bless their husbands and children, and help them in all their difficulties.
St Monica please continue to join us in praying for our husbands, families, and each other
Please help Lana and her husband to manage this winter
 
MonicaRose said:
Hi Belle,

how is your husband’s job situation? I’m wondering since we have a similar situation…mine is still looking and I am really praying that I will at least be able to go down to a part time job once our new one is here. Just curious how your situation is going. 🙂
I pray for us that we might be able to be the mommies we want to be…AT HOME!! 🙂

Praying also for everyone here!

Love and prayers,
Monica
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He’s still looking for something full-time. We’re making it by somehow, but Christmas shopping is probably going to be virtually non-existent. 😦 I know that’s not what Christmas is about, but I so enjoy giving loved ones gifts.

Praying for you that your DH finds a job too! Praying for everyone here – thank you so much for your congratulations and warm wishes. :grouphug:

PRAYER TO ST. MONICA

Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine;
your prayers were answered.
Grant me that same fortitude, patience,
and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica,
that God may favorably hear my plea for

(personal intentions)

and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

:grouphug:
 
Just sticking my head in and saying “Hey” to all of you here! 👋

Things are stagnant right now for lack of a better word. No movement. I still pray for you all the time and think about you as well. I ask that you continue to pray for me as well.

Here is a little prayer I just wrote for us all here at St. M’s.
Heavenly Father, bring to all of us, the spouses here at the St. Monica thread a bit of hope. Hope for what we can’t see, what we can’t know. Hope for a future not only with each other, but with You as our center. May we ever speak Your Name and call out to You as the One Who will ultimately save our marriages. Give us daily reminders of Your deep abiding Love for us.
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We ask this through Your Son, and our Savior, with the prayers and intercessions of St. Monica and all the Saints in heaven…AMEN (written by Debbie S, aka Lamb Serenade)
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Hello,

Debbie-thanks for your prayer, I really need it today! I am really having a hard time coping lately…

By the way ladies, I was reading this book called “The Catholic Home” by Meredith Gould and she mentioned that in Spain, people celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (this coming Monday) as Mother’s Day. So I’m taking the day off to not only give my mom a break (she’s the daycare for DD) but also to treat myself to a day with my daughter (and maybe a nap too!).

In light of this, I wish you all a happy “Mother’s day” and I hope you will be able to celebrate this day with Mary, your moms, and your kiddies in some way or another!

😃
 
Monica Rose,
That is awesome. I will try to do something special that day.
Girls,
I wanted to say thank you to all of you for your prayers. I went to DR yesterday and I just have a cyst on my ovary that will probably dissolve on its own. However, doc wants to keep checking it and make sure it is getting smaller. Thankfully, I didin’t need surgery b/c it isn’t a tumor. Yeah!!!
I am so thankful to God for all his mercy and grace.
I also wanted to share that I have been reading Meet St. Faustina and it is very inspirational. She is wonderful.
hope all is well.
blessings,
Eli.
St. Monica I love you. Thank you for looking over me and my family and all of those on this thread. Give us the strength and guide us to be wonderful examples in our homes as you were.
Amen
 
Good news…we got DH’s blood results back to conscider alcoholic intentions or abuses. Can you believe this…

ABSOLUTELY no physical addiction or dammage done
to ANY organ or blood. The doctor exclaimed that if he drank, it was by choice, and not from addiction. He told him that he
must choose life with the family, and not drink like that.

He told him, your almost 50…it’s time you grew up! Your family needs you!!!

He had excellenly low colesterol, and organ functions, and the only thing he could find was a low level of B12.

He also addressed that SOMETHING was making him “run away” from life…maybe an inability to cope, and it is used as an escape. We, together convinced him to try an antidepressant.

At first he was mad i even sugested it, but eventually conceeded.

Blood pressure was lower with diet changes, but not enough…145/98…was 160/100 two weeks ago.

Soooo…

BP meds
Antidepressant meds
and B12

Very willing after and hour thinking about it…to at least try.

PRAISE GOD, ST. MONICA, MY FRIENDS HERE, AND MY MANY PRAYERS TO JESUS HIMSELF…amen

So where is my DH this evening…begged for one last night at the farm to finish off his case of beer before he starts his meds!

Lana
 
Jesus please have compassion on our posters and their families. Help them in all their needs.
St Monica please intercede for us all
 
Lana,
That is some good news! God can be so merciful! Wow! No addiction and everything is working properly. It was kind of “funny” how you said he went to finish off his beer before he starts his meds. (I guess it’s really not, but a little humor helps sometimes). I’m praying really hard that this is the turning point for your dh and you. God is gracious. He will be good to you! Hang in there!

Love,
Judi
 
Thank you Judi…prayers are such a gift.

I’d ask for one more favor as i sit here crying…i miss my boy so much…and it is 5 years this January…

The girls do not remember him very much, my husband was astranged at best with him, and then there is me. It seems i am the only one missing him, or sad. He was HUGE in my life, and to me, not forgetable…i am perplexed and feeling very alone in this.

Lana
 
Lana I’m sad for you. I love my three sons too. I do so hope and pray you will have access to your son soon. Father who loves Your Son Jesus, Mary who love Him, please give Lana back her son soon. I’ll keep this in my daily prayers and Masses. My eyes have tears in them for you too,
 
Lana, my dear, dear Lana. How my heart breaks for you. I cannot even imagine the loss you’re suffering. If I could take away your pain, I would in a heartbeat. Today, I will offer my pains for you. I don’t you think a Mom would ever get over the loss of a child. It’s got to be heartbreaking. Remember - you are not alone in your loneliness. Even being married, I can very often feel alone.

My prayers are for you today! You’re special.

Love,
Judi 😦
 
Thank you girls, as this means so much to me.
Prayers are gold to the heart, and very apreciated.

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This is the only picture i have with him, actually with all of my children. It was taken 5 months before he passed away. The girls were in JK and SK…ages 4 and 5. Most other pictures of the children are with the girls in Wills lap. They recognised him as the father figure for safety and trust issues, learning, discipline, and expecially spirituality.

When we’d go pick up Will…Willydog to the girls…we’d emter the theater quietly, and then with curls bouncing at the sight of their Willydog, they’d run down the isle saying, “we’re here Willydog, you can come home now…we brought you a treat (with a burger in a bag for him).”

And, just like the movies where lovers run to each other, he’d be on his knees, in front of all of his friends, catching them in his arms. Sometimes he’d even let them plough him over and they’d gigle for a minute.

Then he’d sit them all pretty in the chairs to let them watch him as he just finished up his theatre practice session.

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This was a few years earlier…a family xmas party. Safe is how they felt with him. The next pictures were the first time we went to the theatre after he died. We went to see the teacher, as we were close due to Wills illnesses. They ran in as usual, and neither of us expected them to be looking for him…but they ran the usual run, and no answer. It was heartbreaking. I told them to pray hard, and then they would feel him in their hearts. This is the moment captured.

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And me at his graduation in his place, as he had passed on. They had a slide show of his theatrical acomplishments, and i was entranced…and in love with my Willydog!

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My sunshine, my babydoll, my strength, my son.
 
Oh Lana,

What beautiful pictures! I am crying as I write this. Your son is certainly a treasure, as well as your other children. May our Blessed Mother comfort you immensely through your pain.

Much love,
Judi
 
Lana,

thank your for sharing your beautiful pictures and memories…I grieve for you and your pain. I pray that the Holy Spirit will send you peace so that you may endure until you meet your son again.

Love,
Monica:heart: ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
 
Girls…you are actually better than you think…let me tell you how!

After writing this long post earlier, i had myself a really good cry, got a wicked headache, took something for it, and feeling sleepy, went to bed for a nap…

AND…I dreamt of Will…he was smiling and telling me to hurry up as he was walking faster in front of me (note…he was flaunting his physical abilities…as it was impossible for him to run or walk fast without oxygen on hand)

He was teasing me…can’tcha keep up Ma? And with his smirk, he let me know he is happy, and happy to see me, but left me the distinct feeling that “I” have to also pray to and for him for us to meet.

Can you imagine…the minx was playfully scolding me, and making me aware of what i am missing out on! He was holding me accountable…role reversal was funny and wierd!

When i woke up, i felt so at peace, and as i was re-thingking the dream over, i heard his laughter…like a gotcha kind of laughter.

And tonight…no sorrow sits in my heart…

God bless your powerful prayers and thoughtfulness, for my heart feels so at peace now…

Thank you God for allowing your son Will to settle his mothers heart so, and hearing the extra pleas from such kind hearted souls like here on this site.

Amen
 
Dear Jesus thank You so much for allowing Will to visit his mother in this wonderful way. Thank You for the gift of his presence, his love and his laughter in her dream.
 
My oldest daughter Amber is strugaling with high temp (103.6 now)…might be Bronchitus again…please pray for her chills, they are near driving her crazy…boiling, with icicles for feet.

Just awaiting the motrin to take effect…

Lana
 
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